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FWD Seagrave's New Website - TacSupport1 - 02-19-2013
Seagrave has FINALLY launched a new website, after over a year of not one update on their old site.
http://fwdseagrave.com/index
Apparently, they are calling themselves "FWD Seagrave" now.
FWD Seagrave's New Website - Guest - 02-19-2013
Nice to see the redesigned web site from them, let's hope they keep it updated and keep improving it. I also hope they are serious about making changes would love to see them come out of the past 10-15 years of making doing business with them difficult. Still beleive in my mind they are one of if not the best built trucks around.
I sold them for a short time about 8 years ago, dealer and company issues made selling almost impossible. Had a demo aerial sold as long as it was delivered to MI from NJ within 5 weeks, would you beleive they couldn't make it happen! The department moved on to the next bidder and has since purchased 4 apparatus from them including three pumpers and a heavy rescue. In addition we had a mini-pumper and platform sold as long as we could turn specs and drawings around in under 4 weeks. Both times they didn't get it done and the dept's moved on, oh well you can't win them all and obviously sometimes even when you win them you still loose. Oh well I still love them.
Kris
FWD Seagrave's New Website - Reliance - 02-20-2013
The site is nice. But they have no link or page for dealer listings
FWD Seagrave's New Website - ff168577 - 02-20-2013
When did they start to build a Rear mounted ladder/tower truck?
FWD Seagrave's New Website - johndanger - 02-20-2013
Quote:When did they start to build a Rear mounted ladder/tower truck?
There's a couple around, I know Utica NY has one. The website now appears to have an updated design though.
FWD Seagrave's New Website - Guest - 02-20-2013
Quote:When did they start to build a Rear mounted ladder/tower truck?
If your talking a platform we delivered two (2) to Grand Rapids, MI back in 2004.
New London, WI has or at least had a 2004 Seagrave Concord rear mount TowerMax platform.
Utica, NY I think has a 2001 Marauder TowerMax platform
Long Beach, CA I think has a 2006
That's what I can come up with off the top of my head, at least from 2000-2006.
Kris
FWD Seagrave's New Website - ACPD227 - 02-20-2013
Auburn Indiana Has a 1994 Rearmount Seagrave Apollo tower ladder
FWD Seagrave's New Website - LeadOff - 02-20-2013
Quote:If your talking a platform we delivered two (2) to Grand Rapids, MI back in 2004.I know that Seagrave discontinued the manufacture of the old Apollo 3-Section RM Tower back in the 2003 timeframe and then used the RK tower from 2004 thru 2006 that was called the "TowerMax". Around this timeframe and right after Seagrave stopped using the RK product, I heard that Tom Shand (back when he was with Seagrave) was working on a newer version of the Apollo tower but I thought that this effort was dead. Apparently not but it was hard to tell since they rarely advertise or even update their website up until now. It looks like Seagrave is using a platform very similar to the one used on the Aerialscope on the Apollo II.
New London, WI has or at least had a 2004 Seagrave Concord rear mount TowerMax platform.
Utica, NY I think has a 2001 Marauder TowerMax platform
Long Beach, CA I think has a 2006
That's what I can come up with off the top of my head, at least from 2000-2006.
Kris
FWD Seagrave's New Website - ff168577 - 02-20-2013
Thank you everyone for the replies. I never knew they made a platform. I thought it was either a aerial scope or the straight stick were the only sea grave ladder option.
FWD Seagrave's New Website - firebuff - 02-20-2013
Quote:Auburn Indiana Has a 1997 Rearmount Seagrave Apollo tower ladder
Huron,OH has one also, I believe its a 1996 model though.
FWD Seagrave's New Website - Guest - 02-20-2013
Quote:I know that Seagrave discontinued the manufacture of the old Apollo 3-Section RM Tower back in the 2003 timeframe and then used the RK tower from 2004 thru 2006 that was called the "TowerMax". Around this timeframe and right after Seagrave stopped using the RK product, I heard that Tom Shand (back when he was with Seagrave) was working on a newer version of the Apollo tower but I thought that this effort was dead. Apparently not but it was hard to tell since they rarely advertise or even update their website up until now. It looks like Seagrave is using a platform very similar to the one used on the Aerialscope on the Apollo II.
You have that correct from what I know, the Grand Rapids units were originally assigned by Graves as Apollo's but then switched to TowerMax. It was the RK product overall I thought it was a good platform, but thought it could have been improved upon.
Tom was supposedly working on an update and I was gone before him so I'm not sure what happened. Had heard talk even back then about using the Aerialscope platform on the Apollo/TowerMax product. Seagrave has gone thru a lot of good people with great ideas, but it seems to me that management has held them back most of the time. Hopefully that's changing and Seagrave can make a resurgence.
Kris
FWD Seagrave's New Website - John Kenealy - 02-20-2013
Quote:If your talking a platform we delivered two (2) to Grand Rapids, MI back in 2004.Here's Utica's 2001 Apollo tower.
New London, WI has or at least had a 2004 Seagrave Concord rear mount TowerMax platform.
Utica, NY I think has a 2001 Marauder TowerMax platform
Long Beach, CA I think has a 2006
That's what I can come up with off the top of my head, at least from 2000-2006.
Kris
http://www.cnyfiretrucks.com/gallery/albums/uv/UticaT2.jpg
FWD Seagrave's New Website - npfd801 - 02-22-2013
http://www.city.fitchburg.wi.us/departments/fire/Operations/Apparatus/Ladder93.php
Fitchburg's is a 1993. Very handsome rig.
FWD Seagrave's New Website - fcdan - 02-22-2013
Cadillac, Michigan has a Seagrave Apollo tower.
FWD Seagrave's New Website - TacSupport1 - 02-22-2013
Purchase, NY (Westchester County) has a 2000 Seagrave Apollo in their all Seagrave fleet.
http://www.purchasefd.com/content/apparatus/
A lot of Seagrave's product lines they can't seem to stick with, they change and drop them like it's a bodily function.
FWD Seagrave's New Website - Guest - 02-22-2013
Quote:Cadillac, Michigan has a Seagrave Apollo tower.
Yeah Cadillac's is a 1994. Most of my records span from 2000-2006 but I have a few older one's as well.
Including
Cornelius, NC 1997 Apollo
Oakland, NJ 1998 Apollo
Purchase, NY 1999 Apollo (Keep in mind my records show completion dates not necessarily model year dates)
Juscor Inc., Turkey - 2000 Apollo
Demo unit #89013 - 2003 (No idea where she ended up)
My records don't show the Auburn, IN unit which I think is because it's a earlier than 1996 unit. I have no idea why Huron, OH units don't show up as they do have a 1997 platform, perhaps for some reason Cornelius or Oakland did not take delivery of their rig and Huron purchased it.
Kris
FWD Seagrave's New Website - LeadOff - 02-22-2013
We bought a ALF/LTI 100' RM tower back in 2002. We tried to get a bid from Seagrave for an Apollo for this truck purchase but things were messed up back then with the local dealership in the area and we couldn't get a bid.
FWD Seagrave's New Website - drfeelgood - 02-22-2013
What about Sterling, Va.? The have a Seagrave remount platform but I don't recall the year. I know it's in the 2000's
FWD Seagrave's New Website - Guest - 02-22-2013
Quote:What about Sterling, Va.? The have a Seagrave remount platform but I don't recall the year. I know it's in the 2000'sAccording to their website it's a 2006 not sure why it's not on my list I will have to check and see what it's cut off date in 2006 was.
That's a really nice looking rig they have.
Kris
FWD Seagrave's New Website - nolderpkp - 02-23-2013
Pocono Twp, PA has an 2009 rear mount tower. Their website says the aerial is an RK.